Knowledge shall lead the...

[Anastasia]

A feeling, a momentary sense of amusement.

I make no effort to dissuade you. I merely wish for you to be forewarned and forearmed. Should all go against you, the last enemy you may face there is Yemimah herself.

Bring only those of the greatest stealth and subtlety. Power you need, but power discovered is power entombed in iron.

Do not be afraid to retreat and try another day. As long as you are unknown, your attempts can continue.

Do not face Dispater head on. You are not ready for him, not yet, and to face him in the Iron Tower will only make it your tomb.

[Corwin]

I understand. Is there any point to arranging a distraction, such as an assault on Dis? I thought Torm might be well-suited for this part, if I were able to get through to him.

[Anastasia]

There may be a benefit to it, but do not doubt Dispater has prepared for that through a hundred contingencies.

Your hope and determination speak well of you.

[Corwin]

I'll see what I can do, Seira promises. I don't suppose you can provide even a limited map, or a way to locate Yemimah in the Iron Tower? Do we have ways to sense other deities and similar powers at any sort of tactical range while not safely in our realms? An artifact or spell, perhaps?

[Anastasia]

The Iron Tower is one of the few places I cannot see with clarity, for my counterpart has extended his will to the Tower. He cannot stop Yemimah's prayers from reaching Chronias, but he can stop me from seeing deeply within.

There are ways, but none would avail you within the Iron Tower. Dispater's defenses there are superlative.

[Corwin]

What does she pray for?

[Anastasia]

Normally I would not reveal anothers prayers, but this is exceptional.

Her own salvation, and over time she has begun to pray for Dispater as well.  She has dreams of him joining her in the House of the Triad and fears that any chance to ever reach him will be lost if she leaves. She believes that she is the one speck of light in that old devil's life.

In truth it is as much about her as it is about him. For all her steel and determination, she has formed a bond with Dispater. She does not wish to give it up, and that may yet betray her as likely as serves her own wishes.

[Corwin]

I understand.

Better than she feared, worse than she hoped. It'll come down to making an impact with Yemimah, to forming a connection with her. But that was the plan from the very start, so Seira doesn't get discouraged!

[Anastasia]

That is a testament to you. Do you feel it within yourself now? You're close.

[Corwin]

Seira nods, although even after all this time she's not sure what she is supposed to do except let it happen.

[Anastasia]

You can feel it bubbling up, ready to erupt. You're close, you just need...mmmm. Like dropping a patch into a room full of wood, perhaps. Just that one spark.

[Corwin]

If there's something missing still, then how about a promise to herself? Whatever gains Hell makes from her deal with Asmodeus, Seira will overcome on the planar scale by saving Yemimah and providing hope to all those who still remain captured and enslaved that her work hadn't ended with the Abolition War!

[Anastasia]

Like that, it happens. It overflows with that moment of focus, there.

Seira rises to divine rank 4.

Quick note: This should have happened earlier, Seira's side boost from the God-King scenario aside. Both Alicia and Seira have done important things relevant to this since then. For reasons that aren't terribly important since they're DM side ones it didn't happen until now. There's a fair few that are getting close.

[Corwin]

Yay! Let's talk to Zariel, Xera and Amaryl!

[Anastasia]

It's not hard to get all of them together, and...

This is your talk so go ahead and set the stage, I'll play off of that.